A former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained George Floyd as he died has been convicted of aiding and abetting manslaughter.
Tou Thao, who already had been convicted in federal court of violating Floyd's civil rights, was the last of the four former officers facing judgement in state court in Floyd's killing.
He rejected a plea agreement and, instead of going to trial, let Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill decide the verdict based on written filings by each side and evidence presented in previous cases. His Monday ruling was released Tuesday.
